Doris+Grant


 * SUMMARY: Doris Grant, age 32, died February 15, 1971 after an abortion performed by W.W. Williams at Doctor's Hospital in Los Angeles, CA.**

Doris Grant, age 32, was admitted by W. W. Williams to Doctor's Hospital in Los Angeles for a [|safe and legal abortion] February 11, 1971.

After the abortion, Doris was bleeding. Doris' fallopian was tube removed due to ectopic pregnancy. Her bleeding persisted, and Doris remained hospitalized with massive abdominal adhesions.

On February 15, an emergency hysterectomy was performed to attempt to stop the bleeding. Doris went into cardiac arrest during surgery.

Doris' death was originally classified as natural due to cardiac arrest. However, after her autopsy, the cause of death was changed to [|excessive bleeding], and her manner of death deemed accidental. The autopsy also includes a note that "Dr. does not want to sign certificate."

As you can see from the graph below, abortion deaths were falling dramatically before legalization. This steep fall had been in place for decades. To argue that legalization lowered abortion mortality simply isn't supported by the data.



Source: LA County Coroner Report No. 71-1975

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